How bad are delays at Exeter Airport?
£220 to £520 each, if you land 3 hours or more late
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Exeter is about average for the 25 biggest UK airports for landing on time.
- Flights a year
- 6,545
- Landed on time
- 71.7%
- Land 3 hrs or more late
- 39a year
Last 12 months, CAA data
What you're owed
£220 to £520each if you land 3 hours or more late
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39 flights a year cross the 3-hour line at Exeter
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How bad is it
Does Exeter get delayed a lot?
Not especially. It's about average for the 25 biggest UK airports for landing on time, with 71.7% of flights arriving within 15 minutes of schedule.
Most delays here are under an hour. About 39 flights a year cross the 3-hour line, which is the point the airline has to pay.
Which airline here is most reliable?
Loganair, 73.0% on time across 1,675 flights. Least reliable: TUI Airways, 72.9%. The full league table is below.
When is it worst?
June 2026, when flights at Exeter ran an average of 19.8 minutes late.
See all the numbers for Exeter
In the last 12 months, 6,545 flights operated at Exeter, and 0.6% were 3 or more hours late, crossing the threshold where £220 to £520 each becomes payable.
Flights are landing on time less often than last year: 71.7% ran on time against 73.3% in the twelve months before, and the average delay fell from 16.6 to 14.8 minutes.
| Exeter, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Exeter | 6,545 | was 5,638 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 71.7% | ▼ was 73.3% |
| Average delay | 14.8 min | ▼ was 16.6 min |
| 3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) | 0.6% | - |
| Cancelled | 3.6% | - |
| Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) | 39 flights/year | - |
These are CAA figures for Exeter, arrivals and departures combined. Here's how each airline compares below.
Exeter, month by month
Worst month: June 2026, averaging 19.8 minutes.
The league table
Airlines at Exeter
| Airline | 3 hours or more late | Landed on time |
|---|---|---|
| Loganair | 0.7% | 73.0% |
| TUI Airways | 0.1% | 72.9% |
| Ryanair | 1.6% | 69.6% |
| KLM | <0.5% | 77.5% |
| Aurigny Air Services | 0.8% | 54.4% |
| Isles of Scilly Skybus | 0.2% | 74.6% |
| Aer Lingus | 0.5% | 70.2% |
| Emerald Airlines | 1.2% | 75.0% |
Your rights
Your rights from Exeter
Exeter is a UK airport, so every flight departing from it is covered by UK law, whichever airline operates it. Delays of 3 or more hours pay £220 to £520 each depending on distance. See the full breakdown on the 3-hour rule. Cancelled instead of delayed? Broadly the same amounts apply under different conditions. See cancelled flight compensation.
Other UK airports
Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority punctuality statistics, July 2025 to June 2026. Analysis by CheckFlightCompensation; the CAA is credited as the data source as its publication conditions require. Figures cover the 25 largest UK airports. Methodology and limitations.